43…Here I Come, Baby

43…Here I Come, Baby

It was a big year. 42 was the year I made the decision to leave my job. A dream job in a lot of ways (not so much in other ways). At 42 I made the choice to leave steady employment in order to reconnect with my life outside of work; as much a leap as it was...
On Fear and Fog

On Fear and Fog

My first claustrophobic experience happened when I was pregnant with my 5th child while army crawling on my belly through a dark cave in the Ella Valley. I know, I was as shocked as you are. I remember the guide saying, “Ma’am, I don’t think...
On Car Crashes, New Jobs and Self Worth

On Car Crashes, New Jobs and Self Worth

It’s not every day that an average citizen gets the opportunity to be first to respond at a major car accident, but such was my lot last Wednesday afternoon. I was first on scene and among the last to leave. I had just finished an intense and productive meeting with...